Most Funds to Help Vandalized Businesses Unused

Soon after Valencia Street businesses were vandalized during a protest last spring, donations started rolling in to help out. To this day, however, much of those funds have yet to be distributed.

On April 30, a peaceful pre-May Day gathering at Dolores Park turned violent after a small group of protesters started breaking car and business windows. Among buildings affected, the Mission Police station was paintbombed.

Two months later, only two businesses have come forward to claim their share of two funds established: $10,000 from 204 generous donors; $25,000 from Wells Fargo.